6 Letter Words Starting With ED
There are 29 valid 6 letter words that start with ED, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
eddish - 11 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
eddish - 11 points
Words With Friends
edemic - 13 points
6 Letter Words (29)
View all words starting with EDTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With ed
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 29 word list is 27.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | eddaic | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #2 | eddied | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #3 | eddies | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #4 | eddish | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #5 | eddoes | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #6 | edemas | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 🏆 #7 | edemic | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #8 | edenic | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #9 | edgers | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #10 | edgier | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #11 | edgily | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #12 | edging | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #13 | edgrew | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #14 | edgrow | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #15 | edible | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #16 | edicts | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #17 | ediles | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #18 | edison | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #19 | edital | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #20 | edited | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with ED will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with ED for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with ed?
edemic — worth 35 combined points (US Scrabble: 11, UK Scrabble: 11, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 6 letter words start with ed?
29 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ed words will come up far more often.